Thank you.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being with us today.
My question is for Professor Carty.
In your scholarly article entitled, “Political Turbulence in a Dominant Party System”, you wrote that Canadian electoral politics is both regional and volatile and that the result of this volatile, multi-party contest in single-member districts is a high level of turnover in the House of Commons.
I have two questions for you.
Do you have a preferred electoral system that would remedy the volatility and reflect the regional and local political preference?
Second, in your opinion, how does the current electoral system reflect the many social cleavages of Canada in the House of Commons?